Michael S Wildcard ✨ 😶🌫️🗽⚡
· 7w
Am I too harsh in this reply?
Back in 1986 when I was 16 I went around and applied, my parent had no involvement... I got a job at KFC... As they say, may we live in interesting times when your mom...
I’m with you, but I was also16 in1986. I had kids late in life and I am homeschooling mine as well (ages 8 & 9). My one goal is to ensure they understand self-sovereignty and critical thinking.
Both of my kids wanted to make extra money this summer. I gave them ideas, but I’m not doing it for them. They ended up selling a bunch of their stuff on eBay. I let them use my eBay account, but they had to research how to create a listing and how to price their stuff. At first my son wanted to charge $100 for his old baseball cleats (worth maybe $20) - but soon learned the price was too high when no one bought them.
It was a great lesson in market economics, supply & demand, revenue, expenses, etc. not to mention it got rid of a bunch of their stuff.
Kids will surprise you if you give them the latitude to make some of their own decisions.
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